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Scientists have a new explanation for the powerful surge in energy that blew the top off the Soviet

Mitsubishi Metal Corp. Plans to Acquire SiltecMENLO PARK, Calif. - Siltec, one of the last U

For five years, while Silicon Valley grew like crazy and then fell flat on its face, Lockheed Missil

Budget ministers of the European Community agreed on a 1987 draft budget and warned that new savings

China's Science Policy PEKING - China on Tuesday released its first government white paper,

Cotton acreage could be slashed in Texas and reduced in Oklahoma and some mid-south and southeastern

Colombia's steady supply of accumulated coffee stocks helped avoid a price panic in a year of worldw

Three large framed photographs dominate the paneled walls of Mayor James Baker's office. Each pictu

Argentine farmers are demanding a higher support price for remaining old crop wheat and new crop whe

Continental European reinsurers are being urged by a leading Lloyd's of London underwriter to follow

New Jersey doctors soon will be required to report new AIDS cases under a regulation that will allo

Officials at Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant discovered valve leaks in a critical safety syste

Lower oil prices have apparently worked miracles for France's state- controlled oil company, Elf Aqu

A number of Norwegian investors are rubbing their hands in satisfaction after the drilling rig they

Soo Line Corp. reported second quarter net income was $2.6 million, or 28 cents a share, compared wi

Five Norwegian companies and the Export Council of Norway are making a special effort to promote Nor

The United States is prepared to heat up the farm trade war unless European Community ministers agre

Privatization of hundreds of state-controlled companies in Nigeria, boasting the largest economy in

A joint effort by West Coast ports to evaluate Customs Service staffing levels is using the Freedom

HELLO, MY NAME IS: It looks as if name tags may be necessary when the Gulf Ports Association holds i

The rising tide of protectionism in Washington and the ebbing of interest in foreign trade in Ottawa

A survey by the Martin E. Segal Co. indicates that fear of federally imposed withdrawal liability st

The Reagan administration labeled product liability legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Comm

NY, Insurers Disagree On Painting DamagesALBANY, N.Y. - More than 2,000 claims worth an esti

Tuesday, September 9, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

Consumers Power Co. will make a one-time refund in October of about $27.9 million to its 1.2 millio

Modifications of diesel engines to burn coal slurries appear to offer the best opportunities for rai

C-E Group to Cut Salaried Work ForceSTAMFORD, Conn. - Combustion Engineering Inc.'s Power Sy

Japanese high-technology corporations welcomed their government's decision toallow them to p

Visa International embarks today on a new thrust into China, with hopes of cornering its burgeoning

WANTED: 20,000 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. The salary is negotiable, as long as it doesn't exceed $64,000. If

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Press, a new book publishing division of Knight Ridder Inc.'s HPBo

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad is a far more attractive property than when it was first put on t

A new publishing imprint, Knight-Ridder Press, will publish books on business, personal finance, con

India to Support Coffee Export QuotasNEW DELHI, India - India is expected to support the rev

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will allow vessels carrying meat product exports to leave

Ships registered in Hong Kong will fly two flags beginning in 1990. The flags will be the fa

The Bay Bridge that connects San Francisco and Oakland always has been the ugly stepsister to the fa

Sumita Still Opposes Cut in Discount RateBank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita again said ec

Port employees at Rotterdam will not take strike action before Sept. 19, the date Seaport, Multi-Ter